Sunrise Veterinary Service PLLC

02/16/2025

Thank you Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference for the opportunity to visit with dairy owners and fellow veterinarians in Michigan.

Thank you to all our Speakers for making GLRDC a success!

Angel Abuelo | Paola Bacigalupo Sanguesa | Dustin Baker | Barry Bradford | Nathan Brearley | Luis Briones | Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo | Doug Chapin | Miguel Chirivi Gonzalez | Jorge Delgado | Jesse Goff | Rick Grant | Jolene Griffin | Jason Lombard | Mike Overton | Barb Petersen | Zelmar Rodriguez | Michele Ruby | Sarina Sharp | Madison Sokacz | Mike Steele

12/22/2024

The Merck Veterinary Manual is a comprehensive reference book for veterinary professionals. It has been and continues to be a trusted, peer reviewed, open and accessible source of animal health information utilized by students and practicing veterinarians.

Thrilled to share a recent contribution on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in cattle.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/infectious-diseases/high-pathogenicity-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-in-cattle/high-pathogenicity-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-in-cattle

Thank you to all of the reviewers at the Manual for your comprehensive guidance and support in this article. Much of this information will be updated as what we learn about avian influenza in cattle changes daily.

12/18/2024

When private veterinary practitioners collaborate with veterinary diagnostic labs, we answer relevant field-level questions that benefit animal owners, animal health, and support the One Health initiative (human - animal - environment).

Dr. Taylor Aubrey and I submitted diagnostic cat samples to the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory this spring during the H5N1 outbreak in cattle.

What did we learn?
1. There is risk to indoor cats for H5N1 infection (and death) when cats are living in households where someone works on an affected dairy farm.
2. If a veterinarian suspects H5N1 in a live cat, the samples that can help support getting a diagnosis include oropharyngeal swabs, nasal swabs, urine, whole blood, and serum. The oropharyngeal swab (deep swabbing of the mouth) is the most reliable of all the sample types.
3. If a cat appears rabid, and tests negative for rabies virus, the brain should then be tested for H5N1.
4. On deceased cats, the brain and the lung are the most helpful samples when H5N1 is on the rule out list.

A big thank you to Dr. Marta Mainenti, the veterinary diagnostic lab team, and Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for your continued support of all of us working on farms and in veterinary practices.

In March 2024, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, clade 2.3.4.4b, was detected in dairy cows in the United States, and at the same time in residen...

09/19/2024

“What is the ratio of caretakers to eligible cows calving during this month? This week? Day? By shift?”

My cousin is a registered nurse working in a medical center for women and children, and her specialty is supporting labor, delivery, NICU, and infant care.

We had the coolest heart to heart at a family wedding over the weekend about how similar and challenging our industries are. Particularly the idea about how shifts are managed and how that impacts patient support.

Making sure that new moms and newborn babies get the care they need.

Something I love about being a veterinarian is having the opportunity to share what I get to observe and what I learn every day.

Working in a dairy maternity area is one of the most difficult areas on farm as multiple points that need attention are all happening simultaneously. Continuously.

Very much looking forward to sharing real world tips, ideas, and research to support improved care for both bovines and the humans caring for them at the Dairy Nutrition and Management Consulting, LLC Dairy Summit in Vail, Colorado next month!

For more information, check out www.dairysummit.com.

08/30/2024

Alexis Thompson, you and your team’s efforts supporting all of us (fellow colleagues and our clients) = incredible.

So many supportive emails. Texts. Questions answered or answers sought. Working on tight timelines. Improving testing capabilities. Offering solutions. Gathering feedback. From the practicing vet view, your service as a diagnostician is a pillar of our community.

We appreciate you, are so glad you call the Panhandle home with all of us, and most important news, big congratulations on this well deserved promotion! 🐄❤️

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab (TVMDL)

The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, has named Alexis Thompson, DVM, Ph.D., DACVPM, as resident director at the Charles W. “Doc” Graham ‘53 DVM laboratory in Canyon. She will begin her new role Sept. 1. As resident director, Thompson will oversee all aspects of the la...

08/09/2024

Teamwork makes the dream work!

So proud to have shared lessons learned today on in cattle and what it means for our industry at the ACADEMY OF VETERINARY CONSULTANTS INC summer meeting.

Alexis Thompson, DVM, PhD, DACVPM Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab (TVMDL)
Drew Magstadt, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Yuko Sato Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Barb Petersen, DVM, MBA Sunrise Veterinary Service PLLC (Texas)

07/19/2024

📣Attention veterinarians and vet students!

📆 Mark your calendars and register for the summer Academy of Dairy Veterinarians virtual meeting on Monday, August 5, 2024 at 7 PM CST for an update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

🌪️ Featuring Drs. Pat Gorden, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine; Drew Magstadt, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and Barb Petersen, Sunrise Veterinary Service PLLC.

💰 The fee for this webinar is $35, FREE for current veterinary students.

Visit www.academyofdairyveterinaryconsultants.org for more information and to get signed up.

07/04/2024

Feliz dia de independencia 🇺🇸 a todos mis compas y compañeros agriculturas hoy!

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 to all my friends and colleagues in agriculture, out and about doing our thing today!

“And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free” Lee Greenwood

05/17/2024

Paying it forward: Dr. Sam Barringer + Dr. Sarah Depenbrock are incredible colleagues, veterinarians, and philanthropists through additional scholarship funds for livestock students. 🐄🎓 👏🏻

Dr. Sam Barringer (DVM ’91) was named the 2023 Consultant of the Year by the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC), a national organization of livestock practitioners who provide high quality continuing education on topics related to livestock health.

05/03/2024

This eye photo is for all who said “It’s just a little pinkeye”.

Please help spread the word about eyes like these in humans working with cattle. These clinical signs, along with flu like symptoms, have been seen in Texas in humans on dairies at the same time cows were sick.

This image should be hanging in every human medical clinic + eye doctor in counties with dairy farms, feedlots, calf ranches, and slaughterhouses, with the specific request to BOLO and ask about history/interaction with animals.

Cherissa Abdul-Hamid, DVM, MPH, our veterinary hero on the human health zoonotic team at the Texas Department of State Health Services, has demonstrated hours and weeks of grit, determination, and the most solid communication we could ask for after mobilizing to support testing and treatment once field based cattle veterinarians reported sick humans to the Texas state veterinarian the third week in March of this year. Congratulations on this publication and thank you all your continued efforts.

We must care for people who care for cows.

Animal health = human health = one health.

A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was identified in a dairy farm worker in Texas. This pathogen has been reported in multiple dairy herds in several states.

04/29/2024

Only with the help of incredible friends, colleagues, and the real eyes on farm = the guys and gals caring for the special needs cows, heifers and calves could we solve this puzzle.

Solamente con la ayuda de increíbles amigos, colegas veterinarios y los ojos verdaderos de la lecheria = los hombres y mujeres que cuidan de las vacas, vaquillas y becerras del hospital y enfermos, pudimos resolver este rompecabezas.

🐄♥️💪🇺🇸🇲🇽🇬🇹

04/26/2024

Veterinarians in cattle clinical practice want to continue to help with H5N1 (avian influenza) epidemiology.

There are not many of us in day to day, examining cows, clinical style of veterinary practice, but we will persist and perservere.

Our dairy farm clients have been willing to participate in letting us take samples to help us reach the initial diagnosis. We have a lot more work to do, and we are more than willing to continue to do so.

Dairy farmers and veterinarians need a framework to do so that includes the real world, boots on the ground perspective, which would include performing surveillance on live cattle and their products, including milk processing and beef at slaughter. This means multiple agency coordination as well as including people that can provide feasibility feedback.

At the end of the day, dairy farmers, veterinarians, and agencies all want the same thing: healthy cows, healthy people and healthy food.

Genetic evidence suggests cattle infections with H5N1 began in the fall of 2023 and may occur far more widely than has been reported